kleptocracy

David Sirota & Jared Jacang Maher, _Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America_ (The Lever, 2025)

https://theleverstore.com/products/master-plan-e-book-pre-order
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>> … Master Plan uncovers the hidden history of how unrestrained money and influence have transformed the United States into a full-fledged #kleptocracy — where policy is bought, elections are manipulated, and corruption operates in plain sight.

>> … From Nixon’s Watergate cover-up to the Citizens United ruling and today’s dark-money super PACs, Master Plan exposes the calculated efforts to use wealth to control political leaders and legalize corruption at every level of government.

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Ridiculous who elected #ElonMusk anyway?

The highest-ranking career official at the #TreasuryDepartment is departing after a clash with surrogates of #billionaire Elon #Musk’s #DOGE who sought access to sensitive payment systems.

#law #Treasury #economy #USpol #FederalAgencies #kleptocracy #plutocracy #broligarchy #tyranny #autocracy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/31/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems/

#SEC Drops #Binance Lawsuit Days After #Crypto Exchange Lists #Trump’s #Stablecoin

The Securities & Exchange Commission dropped a lawsuit against Binance on Thursday, days after the crypto exchange began listing a stablecoin created by #WorldLibertyFinancial, one of Trump’s #blockchain ventures.

#law #corruption #billionaires #Broligarchy #plutocracy #kleptocracy #fraud #crime #felon47
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/05/29/sec-drops-binance-lawsuit-trump-stablecoin-listed/

#kleptocracy & #corruption on full display:

Exclusive: #SpaceX, #ULA to clinch multibillion-dollar #Pentagon launch contract

#ElonMusk's SpaceX & United Launch Alliance are expected to each win a #US #SpaceForce rocket launch contract on Friday worth billions of dollars over the next several years to send some of the Pentagon's most sensitive #satellites into #space, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the procurement decision.

#law #Trump #broligarchy #plutocracy #USpol
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-ula-expected-clinch-multibillion-dollar-contract-key-pentagon-launch-2025-04-04/

The #corruption is overwhelming

#Trump Pardoned #TaxCheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner

#PaulWalczak’s #pardon application cited his mother’s support for Trump, including raising millions of dollars & a connection to a plot to publicize a Biden family diary.

#law #USpol #plutocracy #kleptocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/trump-pardon-paul-walczak-tax-crimes.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=212B8F5D-CA9A-4035-999B-5C9AC5F92D99